B.F.A. Graphic Design and Interactive Media

UW-Stout's Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design and Interactive Media offers participation in a vibrant creative culture, hands-on learning experiences, and a progressive curriculum that prepares you for a career as a designer in the graphic design and interactive media industry. You’ll study with faculty who are practicing designers with diverse experiences and high standards. Our graduates have a high employment rate and outstanding support from alumni.

Two Concentrations

Communication Design > an exploration of graphic design including advertising, publication, packaging, motion graphics and more

Salaries

New Freshmen

Submit a portfolio and essay to be reviewed by a committee of School of Art & Design faculty, who will determine admissions into the major. The priority deadline is no later than noon on the second Monday in January for fall admission. You will receive direction on how to submit your portfolio in a separate handout accompanying your acceptance letter from UW-Stout.

If you are not accepted into the program, but you do meet the requirements for general admission to the university, you will be admitted as an Undeclared student. You may then apply for a change of major in subsequent semesters, depending upon available openings in the program.

Transfer Students

Submit a portfolio and essay to be reviewed by a committee of School of Art & Design faculty, who will determine admissions into the major. The priority deadline is no later than noon on October 1st for spring admission and March 1st for fall admission. You will receive direction on how to submit your portfolio in a separate handout accompanying your acceptance letter to UW-Stout.

Transfer students are considered both fall and spring. This includes portfolio and essay submission priority dates. Students applying for one of the B.F.A. programs will be changed to Undeclared if you:

do not submit a portfolio/essayor

apply after the BFA program has closedor

are not approved for the BFA program after submission of a portfolio essay.

You may then apply for a change of major in subsequent semesters, depending upon available openings in the program.

Graphic design student earns Minnesota award for ad campaign

November 3rd, 2017.
A UW-Stout senior has good reason to update her resume and consider a career in the advertising industry.

Two galleries are housed in the School of Art and Design, a student gallery and the John Furlong Gallery. These, along with other spaces on and off campus, provide student, faculty and outside exhibition opportunities throughout the academic year.

Art and design Senior Show, other events help wrap up semester

November 28th, 2017.
About 100 graduating seniors at UW-Stout will be busy the night before their big day